Title: A Woman's Dream
Genre: Romance/Angst
Pairing: Roy x Riza
Summary: Every woman's dream is to marry a man whom they truly love.

Warnings: No real warnings.
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA. I don't own Riza. I wish I owned Roy though...

A Woman's Dream

Every woman's dream is to marry a man whom they truly love.

I have that dream too. But for me, the dream is much harder to come true than for most other women.

In fact, I am already grateful that I am able to always be at the side of the man whom I love.

I am always behind him. It it said that behind every successful man there is always a woman. It doesn't literally mean that the woman is behind the man. The woman is usually the one who stays at home while her husband goes to work, and all she can give is mental support. I am different. I follow him everywhere he goes, and I always stay three paces behind him. I do not only provide mental support. I can take out my beloved gun to protect him. I am proud that I can do so. I never walk ahead of him. For if I am in front of him, then there would be no one to defend his back. He needs to watch the attacks coming from the front; I must deal with those coming from behind.

He trusts me.

But sometimes, just sometimes, I feel that being able to follow close to him is not enough. I want to be together with him. That is the reason why I follow him so faithfully; why I do not hesitate to pull the trigger if it means that he would live. I need to help him achieve his goal. When he manages to become Fuhrer, he will marry me.

He puts his life into my hands. He believes that I will not fail him.

But I am afraid that I will. Yet I cannot let the fear show. For I am his subordinate. I need to be strong. I need to be determined. I cannot be frightened of failure. If I fall, I need to be able to pick myself up immediately and walk on. That is what being his subordinate means.

So I hide the fear, and I pretend to be brave.

He is proud of me.

At times, I think I can almost see the tiny flicker of fear and uncertainty in his dark obsidian pools. It may be my own imagination, but I feel more confident to know that I am not the only one who is afraid, and tries to cover it up.

I am proud of him too.

One day, we will be together. And when we are, we shall never have to fear again.

The End

A/N: Just a little quick something for Royai fans that I wrote in 5 minutes. It's very plain, I know. But it's just what shows the Royai love even more. Hope you enjoyed. Please read & review!